Built My First Pipe Rack

[tinsel]

Hello fellow smokers,
Just wanted to post a few pictures of the pipe rack I recently finished up. My grandfather had a couple pieces of really nice cedar he salvaged from an old barn that was torn down and had no use for. He allowed me to take them and spend a couple hours tinkering in his wood shop building it. It's definitely not perfect, but it does the job of holding some pipes, and the cedar looks really good. I may hit it with some clear sealer, but I'm not going to paint or stain it. The wood itself is too pretty to ruin it with artificial color

 

[hextor]

Very nice I have to build one too, how long did it take you to make one

 

[tinsel]

Making all the pieces in the wood shop took less than 2 hours, and I was going very slow and taking my time since I'm a carpentry novice.
Gluing all the pieces together took 3 days, but only about 5 minutes work each day. First I glued the forward part of the rack to the base and clamped it and left it to dry for a day. The next day I removed the clamps and clamped the 3 risers to the base and left them to dry for a day. On the 3rd day I glued the upper part of the rack to the risers and left it to dry for a day.
So it really wasn't much work. Just a couple hours in the wood shop and then 5 minutes a day gluing and clamping. Now I have a very pretty, VERY sturdy 17 pipe rack that will last a lifetime. Only problem is ... there's already an order of pipes on the way that will put me above 17 total. Back to the wood shop I guess

 

[captainprophesy]

Very nice ... You going to finish it or just leave it raw?

 

[tinsel]

I may put some clear sealer on it ... but I'm probably just going to leave it raw. The wood had been sitting out in grandad's tractor shed for about 3 years and hasn't rotted or discolored, so I imagine that it will hold up just fine living out the rest of it's life indoors.

 

[danielplainview]

Nice work. That looks great just the way it is. I wouldn't put anything on it.

 

[demetrakopoulos]

I agree. Don't change anything. Nicely done!

 

[newbroom]

I think it's beautiful! Very very nice job.

I think there is potential to flavor your pipes ever so slightly, maybe? Interesting idea, anyway.

 

[fordm60]

I think it looks great!!

 

[jkrug]

Great job on the pipe rack, it looks great. The cedar sure does have some nice colouring and grain. Tung oil would liven it up and make the grain stand out with out changing the colour and would offer a bit of protection to the wood. I'd test it on a scrap piece first to make sure you like it before applying it to the pipe rack. Well done. ::

 

[derfatdutchman]

Great job on your pipe rack! Jkrug is right, test what ever finish you decide to use on some scrap first.

 

[crusher47]

Lookin' Good

 

[fitzy]

Very nice!!

 

[brudnod]

I'll bet it smells great too! If you put Tung oil on it you might hide the scent. Although I like Tung oil it tends to draw dust if not vigorously wiped down.

 

[ejames]

Very nice ! I like the cedar!

 

[tinsel]

Thanks for the compliments everybody. This was my first real attempt at any kind of woodworking project and I'm pretty thrilled with it.
After having a couple days to stew on it I've decided to leave it totally raw. I just love the look and smell of it too much to risk messing it up by applying anything else.
My next project is going to be a couple end tables I'm gonna make with some extra poplar grandad also salvaged.
If it goes as well as the pipe rack ... then after that I'm going to try my hand at a large shelf which will hold both the pipe rack and my ever-growing collection of tobacco jars.
TAD and PAD never end ...

 

[okiescout]

Nice job, Tinsel.

That cedar will last until Jesus comes back, if you do not set it on fire. Smells great too. I would leave it raw if it was mine but you see a great deal of it with a seal on it at the state fair. That is generally because it is on yard furniture and the seal helps it hold the color.

 

[onestrangeone]

That's a nice rack!

I'm sure you already know that it is an aromatic cedar.

I use a lot of it for closet's and bathrooms, any kind of oil or clear coat will kill the aroma and darken the wood significantly, not in a bad way but it is a big change.

I will try to post a pic so you can see the difference.